July 27, 2022 Tsunami: N. Luzon Island, Philippines
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at N. Luzon Island, Philippines on July 27, 2022 at 00:43:26 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.08 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place. It killed 11 people, counting the earthquake or eruption that caused it.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- July 27, 2022, 00:43:26 UTC
- Source
- N. Luzon Island, Philippines
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7, 34 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.08 m (0.3 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Warning
- Tsunami Information or Attention Bulletin issued by any agency
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 17.521° N, 120.818° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 11 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Injuries
- 609 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- $48.5 million with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses destroyed
- 856 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses damaged
- 35,924 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Tsunami observations indicate minor tsunami waves were actually generated by earthquake (reference #13299)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currimao | Philippines | 65 | 0.08 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 5855.